Enlarge (credit: Scharon Harding) Whatever your reason for needing an extra screen, a portable monitor can help increase your productivity—and often for less money than other display types. When selecting a portable monitor, your primary concern should be image quality, but there’s more to consider than just finding the prettiest screen. Depending on what you’ll […]
Enlarge / Logitech’s Lift is a wireless, vertical mouse. (credit: Scharon Harding) Specs at a glance: Logitech Lift Sensor Optical (model not disclosed) Connectivity options Bluetooth Low Energy, 2.4 GHz wireless dongle Programmable buttons 4 Onboard profiles 0 Lighting None Size 4.25 x 2.76 x 2.8 inches (108 x 70 x 71 mm) Weight 0.28 […]
Enlarge / AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) AMD’s AM4 socket has had a long and successful run on the desktop, ushering in the Ryzen processor lineup and helping AMD compete with and outperform Intel’s chips for the first time since the mid-2000s. The aging socket’s time is coming to a close later this […]
Enlarge / The Special Galaxy S22 Ultra. (credit: Ron Amadeo) Is there anything left to do in the slab phone market? Samsung’s launch of the Galaxy S22 feels like a retirement plan for the company’s slab line. After killing the Galaxy Note collection and skipping a 2021 release, Samsung is merging the S-Pen-equipped Note line […]
Enlarge / Apple’s Studio Display. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Ever since Apple released the $5,000-and-up Pro Display XDR in 2019, rumors have persisted that the company was also planning a more affordable screen to fill the same niche as its Thunderbolt Display. You could connect the Pro Display XDR to a MacBook Air that costs one-fifth […]
Enlarge / Apple’s Mac Studio desktop. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple Silicon Macs have gotten more interesting the deeper into the transition we’ve gotten. The MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini all looked and felt exactly like the Macs they replaced, just with better performance and much better battery life. The 24-inch iMac and […]
Enlarge / The 2022 iPhone SE. (credit: Samuel Axon) The iPhone SE is the classic iPhone, the OG iPhone, the Mazda Miata of smartphones. It performs well, and its design is iconic and familiar—even comforting—despite being dated and devoid of modern frills and comforts. But the SE is still one of Apple’s best products. While […]
Enlarge / The 2022 iPad Air. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple’s latest iPad refresh is minor on the surface, but there’s a big step forward inside. The new iPad Air flow refresh is mainly about two things: the M1 chip and 5G. Apart from those changes, the new tablet is very similar to its 2020 predecessor. […]
Enlarge / Intel’s Core i7-12700. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Intel’s K-series desktop CPUs always get the most attention from enthusiasts because they represent the best performance that new Intel processors are capable of when money, heat, and power are no object. But more people will end up using the cheaper, non-overclockable versions of these processors, whether […]
Enlarge / System76 Launch mechanical keyboard. (credit: Scharon Harding) Specs at a glance: System76 Launch Switches Kailh Box Jade or Kailh Box Royal Keycaps PBT plastic Connectivity options USB-A or USB-C cable Backlighting Per-key RGB Size 12. 17 × 5. 35 × 1. 3 inches (309 × 136 × 33 mm) Weight 2 . 09 lbs (948 g) […]